Evangelist Billy Graham in hospital with bronchitis

By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY

ASHEVILLE, N.C.
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Evangelist Billy Graham, 93, was admitted to a North Carolina hospital after he developed a fever Saturday night and is now being treated for bronchitis, said his long-time spokesman, A. Larry Ross.

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Graham was alert and in good spirits when he was admitted to Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., Sunday, according to the pulmonologist treating Graham, Dr. David Pucci. He said Graham is resting comfortably in stable condition.

Graham spent the day watching the Olympics and the broadcast of the worship services at First Baptist Spartanburg, where the guest preacher this week was his grandson, third-generation evangelist William Graham IV, Ross said.

Graham was previously hospitalized at Mission Hospital for successful treatment of pneumonia in November. He resumed his routine program of physical therapy and normal activity at his Montreat, N.C., home shortly after his release

Ross said Sunday that Graham has remained in good overall health the past year, though he continues to remain at home because of age-related conditions. Graham remains actively involved in ministry and writing projects, including near completion of a manuscript for a new book summarizing his gospel message over the past seven decades of public ministry.

It's expected Graham will be in the hospital for "a few days," Ross said. The hospital reported Graham is looking forward to returning home to his family.

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